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APPLICATION FILED 1AN.I0, I9I4.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

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LABELING MACHINE.

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LABEUNG MACHINE.

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LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.1o.1914.

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LABELING MACHINE.

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LABELING MACHINE.

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and in thel upper portion thereof, is a shaft 3S which extends acrossthe space between the uprights and is rotatably mounted in suitablebearings7 the extremities of the shaft preferably projecting beyond therespective uprights for a purpose to be set forth. This shaft 3Sconstitutes the support for a rotatable bottle carrier, the latterpreferably comprising spaced members 3S), etti, see particularly Figs.9, l() and 11. The member 39 is connected with the shaft 38 for rotationtherewith in any suitable manner such as by means of a hey el, and themember i() is also connected with the shaft 8S for rotation therewithpreferably by means of a hey l2, and is adjustable longitudinal of theshaft toward and away from the member 3S, to vary the space between themembers, to accommodate bottles of varying sizes. This member l() may besecured for adjustment in any suitable manner, preferably between nutsor collars which engage threaded portions del on the shaft 38 and jamnuts 45 are provided for securing the nuts 43 against accidentaldisplacement.

rlhe member et() is provided with a plurality of laterally extendingtubular portions to in each of which is arranged a plunger L17 having ahead Ll-S, preferably detachably secured thereto, and of a size toproject beyond the periphery of the plunger i7 to form, a. shoulder. The head is of a size to extend across the tubular portion elo and tomove therein7 and the plunger is of a size some-what smaller than thediameter of the tubular portion to form a shoulder 9, (see Fig. l0), andbetween which shoulder #t9 and the head 4S an elastic: member 50 in qtheform of av coil spring is mounted7 and this elastic member surrounds theplunger and tends normally to exert its stress upon the head 48 toretract or withdraw the plunger so that the cup shaped member 51 whichis connected with the free extremity of the plunger, and projectsbetween the members 39, d0, and into which cup shaped member the mouthof the bottle projects, will also be withdrawn so that a bottle may beplaced in the carrier in a manner to be hereinafter setforth. The cupshaped member 51 is preferably provided with a. stem 58 rotatably7mounted in a ball bearing 5l. 1n order to hold the plunger againstaccidental displacement with respect to t-he member 40, and at the sameytime permit of a longitudinal movement, a pin 'and groove connection55, is provided between the member e() and the plunger.

lThe plunger 47 is preferably hollow and the head 4:8 is preferablyprovided with an opening therethrough, and in which opening anotherplunger 57 freely moves. This plunger 57 is provi ded with a head whichis arranged within the. plunger 7, and an elastic member 59 preferablyin the form of a coil spring. is also arranged within the plunger ii7 toengage the head 5S of the plunger 57 and to rest against the bottom ($0of the tubular portion of the plunger 47, and which elastic member isalso provided for the purpose of con'ipensation for great differences oflengths of the bottles7 within certain limits.

rThe plunger #17 is adapted to be moved in the tubular portion Llo ofthe member lll and in a direction to clamp the bottle in the carrier,and against the stress of the elastic member di), in a manner to behereinafter set forth, and atthe proper time in the operation of themachinea and in order to hold the plunger` in its projected or clampingposition7 any suitable holding means may be provided, such for instanceas a dog (5l pieotally supported intermediate its end 'as at (32 uponthe member eli-0, and the nose (525 .ofiv the dog cooperatesl withnotches tS-lfon ther'- pluiiger 7, an elastic member (3:3 being pro#vided and which acts upon the dog in such a manner as to cause the nose63 thereof to engage the notches (il as shown m l0.

The other extremity of the dog projects be* yond the member et() and isprovided with an antifriction roller (56 for a purpose to beYhereinafter set forth.

Cooperating with the cup shaped member 51 and supported by the member39. opposite thereto, is another cup shaped member G7 into which thebottom of the bottle projects. rhis member 67 is provided with a stem G8rotatably mounted in ball bearings (39, the latter being carried by themember and an elastic member 70 is provided which is interposed betweenthe member l and the bearing G9 and tends normally to more the cupshaped member G7 in direction laterally with respect to the men'iber BS)and toward the member 10, to compensate for any slight variance in thelengths-l of the bottles within certain limits. The cup shaped member G7is provided with yielding inserts 7l constructed of any suitablematerial to form bumpers and to create a frictional engagement betweenthe cup shaped member" and the lower portion of the bottle7 so that whenthe cup shaped 'member is rotated in a manner to be hereinafter setforth, the bottle will. also be rotated and the bottle being`frictionally gripped between the members 67 and 5l, the latter w'llalso be rotated in the bearing Gel.

An ejector 72 is provided in the cup shaped member G7 and is providedwith a stem 73 which latter projects into the tubular stem GS. Anelastic member 7l provided within the stem (38 to engage suitableshoulders so that the stress of the elastic member will tend normally toforce the ejector 7 2 in a direction with respect to the cup (377 todischarge the bottle therefrom.

The cup shaped member 67 is adapted to be rotated in its bearing 69 inany suitable manner but preferably by means of a gear which connectedwith the stem (5S for rotation therewith in any suitable manner, andthis gear 'T5 engages a rack or gear segment 7G, (see also Fig. l2), ata certain portion of the rotation of the bottle Carrier, to rotate thebottle. The gear 75 is held against rotation during the remainingportion of the travel of the carrier in any suitable manner butpreferably by means of antifriction rollers 7'? which are connected witha disl; T8 and which anti-friction rollers engage and travel upon aguide 7S) carried by a fixed support SO, preferably the same supportwhich holds the rack 76. The extremities Sl, S2 of the guide 79 may bebeveled as shown more clearly in Fig. 12, so as to permit theanti-friction rollers to pass on and olf of the guide, and one of theextremities of the guide is arranged adjacent each extremity of the rackTG, so that just as the gear 'T5 passes into engagement with the rack'76, it will pass off of the end 8l of the guide 79, and as the gearpasses out of engagement with the other end of the rack TG, it will passon to the other end S2 of the guide 79. Qbviously any number of thesecooperating sockets or clamps for bottles may be provided in the bottlecarrier but in the present exempliication of the invention eight areshown, and the mechanism is so timed that the bottle earrier upon eachmovement will advance the bottles one eighth portion of a revolution ofthe carrier.

The bottles are presented to the carrier in any suitable manner, butpreferably by means of an endless conveyer S3, (see particularly Fig.5), and which conveyer is provided with the pockets or seats 8l intowhich the bottles 52 are placed, from one end of the machine. rlhisconveyer is preferably of the type embodying two endless belts whichcarry the pockets or seats, and the belts pass over spaced sprockets S5,(see Figs. 5 and G), and which sprockets are secured to a sleeve orhollow spindle 86, the latter being journaled upon a shaft S7, and whichshaft is journaled in suitable bearings supported by the frame members35. Additional spaced sprockets are supported by the frame members 35 bymeans of a suitable extension designated generally by the referencenumeral 89, and which extension is provided with a support .00 uponwhich the upper runs of the conveyer rest, and this support serves as ameans for supporting' the weight of the bottles in the conveyer. Theconveyer may be of any desired length to accommodate any number ofbottles and if desired a guard or shield 91 having a guide 99. may bearranged at the feeding end of the conveyer. An article positioningguide 83a may also be provided. The conveyer is arranged in such aposition that during its movement it will place a bottle in positionbetween the clamping elements 51-71 of the bottle carrier so that thebottle, when the clamping members are actuated, and the carrieradvanced, will lift a bottle from the carrier and carry it forwardtoward the label feeding mechanism.

rfhe conveyor is actuated from the shaft ST, which is the time'and maindriving shaft, in the following manner, reference being had moreparticularlyr to Figs. l, 5, (i, and 15. Secured to the end of the shaft87, preferably beyond the frame members 35 is a Geneva drive element 93having projections 9i, preferably in the form of antifriction rollers,extending laterally therefrom. This element 93 operates another Genevaclement or wheel 95 which in turn is secured to 'the shaft 3S to rotatetherewith, and which shaft is the supporting shaft of the bottlecarrier. |The Geneva drive element 93 is provided with two projections9i, in order to produce eight steps of movement of the bottle carrier inone complete rotation thereof and to necessitate two steps of movementof the carrier to advance the bottle from one station to anotherstation, this movement being necessary in order to advance the bottlefor a short distance and to then pr duce an interval of rest, and whichinterval of rest is necessary to permit certain portions of themechanism to perform their proper functions. rlhe provision of two ofthe lateral projections or rollers Sil on the element 93 results in theoperation of the Geneva wheel 95 twice for every complete revolution ofthe element 93 so that the bottles will be advanced with a steady anduniform movement during each step of rotation of the bottle carrier, andthis obviates all sudden stopping of the bottle carrier at the end ofeach step of movement thereof, as would be the case in the event thatonly one projection is employed on the Geneva drive element. Furthermoreit obviates the long periods or intervals of rest which would occur inthe event that only one projection is used, and during which long periodof rest, in prior constructions, no operation is being performed on thearticle. The provision of two projections with the Geneva elementresults in a minimum period of rest, but which period is of sufficientduration as to permit all of the parts and mechanisms to perform theirfunctions, and furthermore such a construction results in the productionof a machine which although intermittent in its movement and operationapproaches a continuously operating machine, although itself not being acontinuously operating mechanism.

Secured also to the shaft 88 and for rotation thereufith is a gear 96Which meshes with an idlerI gear 97, and this gear in turn meshes withanother gear 98, the latter being secured to the sleeve or spindle 8Gfor rotation therewith, and inasmuch as this sleeve or spindle issecured to the drive sprockets S5 of the feeding conveyor, manifestlythe conveyor Will be operated when the shaft ST rotated through themedium of the connections above described, as Will also the bottlecarrier.

The shaft ST is itselfl operated from the source of power which in thepresent invention is shoivn as being an electric motor mounted upon asuitable portion of the supporting frame Work and being' connected bymeans of a pulley 100 and drive belt 101 with another pulley 102 whichlatter is loosely mounted upon a sb a t't 103 journaled in suitablebearings in the frame members 35, preferably to extend across the spacebetween the members, and in a direction parallel with and adjacent theshaft 8T. This shaft 10i-3 is connected with the shaft 87 through themedium of intermeshing gears 10i, 105, the 'tormer being secured to theshaft 103, .vhile the latter is secured to the shaft 8T. The pulley 102is connected With the shaft 10J-l for rotation therewith, through themedium of the clutch elements 10G, 10T, the element 10T being shiftablelongitudinally upon the shaft 1025 but connected with the shaft forrotation therewith. T his element 107 may be shifted by means of a rockshaft 10S mounted in suitable supprrts and which in turn is adapted tobe rocked by means of a trcadle 109 connected vvith an arm on the shaftby means of a connecting link 110. This shaft may also be rocked by handlevers 111, 112, one of ivhich convenientli;Y arranged adjacent each endof the mach i ne.

TWhen the bottle is conveyed by the conveyer to a position that itsextremities Will engage the tivo clamping elements 51, 71, (see Fig.10), of the bottle carrier, (see also Fig. (l), and which will be theposition,V assumed bv the foremost bottle in Fig. 5, the next operationis to clamp this bottle into the carrier. This is accomplished byactuating the clamping mechanism shown in Fig. 10. and in this presentexcmplifieation of this invention Ais accomplished in the followingmanner.v Supported by one of the frame members 35 and in a position thatit will enter one of the tubular portions a6 of the bottle carrier, is aplunger 113 vfhieh moves tln'ough a suitable bearing` in a guide vvay111, This plunger is provided vfith an adjustable head 11.3 upon which aretracting spring 11G acts and tends normally to retract the plunger. Apivoted operating dog 11T .is suiujorted by the frame member in such amanner that it contacts with the head 115 of the plunger. This dog 11'(is provided With an anti-friction roller 118, (see also Figs. G and 16),and With which roller a cam portion 119 on the Geneva drive elementcontacts. The elastic member 116 also serves the function of holding theantifriction roller 118 in Contact With the periphery of the element 03.Before the foremost bottle on the conveyer reaches the position shown inFig. G by the lowermost bottle, the plunger 113 passes to its normal orretracted position, and as the bottle reaches the position to beclamped, the Geneva drive element 93 hasl assumed sisch a position thatthe cam 11S) thereon contracts with theroller 118 on the dog 117 to rockthe latter about its pivot and thereby move the .plunger 113 from theposition shown in Fig. G' to that,4

shown in Fig. 10. rlhis movement ofthe plunger 113 will cause it toContact v 'iththe plunger 5T and a further movement of the plunger 113Will force the plunger et' in a direction to cause the clamping cup 51to engage the month of the bottle and to cooperate With the cup memberT1 to clamp the bottle. Then the plunger eli is moved forwardly in thismanner, the dog 61 ivill lock it in its advanced position and will lockthe bottle 52 clamped in the bottle carrier. By this time, the Genevadrive element will have moved to a position to cause the cam portion 11)to pass out of engagement with the anti-friction roller 11S on the dog11T, and the elastic member 11G Will then operate to Withdrau7 theplunger 113 out of the tubular portion 1G of the bottle carrier, intovvhich portion the plunger, entered, to advance the plunger el?, andwill also move the dog 11T about its pivot and into the position shownin Fig, 6. 'After this completion of the operation of locking the bottleinto the carrier, and the retraction of the plunger 113, the bottlecarrier will then be advanced one step of rotation, and will move thebottle out of the ivay to permit another bottle to be advanced by thefeeding conveyor. The bott-le which has then been clamped in the bottlecarrier is conA veyed by an intermittent movement to the label atlixingmechanism, which will novv be described, reference being had moreparticularly to Figs. 2, 3, 20, 21, 22, 2% and 25.

Arranged adjacent the path of movement of the bottles in the bottlecarrier, and at a convenient point, is a drum designated generally bythe re'l'erence numeral 120 which is provided with a series ofcircumferential spaced ribs 121, and this drum is rotatably supported bya shaft 122 mounted in suit able bearings, and this drum is rotated bymeans of a gear 12.3 secured to the shaft Another and preferably largerdrum 1211 is arranged adjacent the drum 120, and is itself provided Witha series of spaced circumferential ribs 125, and the drums are soarranged ivith respect to each other that the ribs of one drum willstand opposite the spaces between the ribs of the other drum as shownmore clearly in Fig. 20, the drum 124 being rotatably supported by meansof a shaft 126 journaled in suitable bearings.

The ribs 121 are preferably provided with inserts 127, preferablyconstructed of rubber, or frictional substance which act upon the labelsand tend to feed them to the bottles. The drum 124 is provided with cutout portions 12S extending through the ribs 125 thereof and indirections lengthwise of the drum, so that when the drum 124 is rotated,and the ribs 125 thereof contact with the ductor roll 129 to distributepaste thereon, the portions of the label 130 which extend over thespaces or cut away portions 128, (see Fig. 23), will be free from paste,while the portions of the label which contact with the ribs will havepaste applied thereto as shown at 131. The ductor roll 129 is removablysupported by a paste supplying tank 132, (see Figs. 1, 3 and 5), withinwhich is arranged a paste distributing roll 133 that contacts with theroll 129, and if desired a scraper 134 may be provided adj acent theroll 133 for removing superfluous past therefrom. This tank 132 isremovably supported by the main frame work in any suitable manner suchas by means of arms 135 that extend from the main frame, and which armsextend into sockets 13G carried by the paste tank or pot 132. Thus itwill be manifest that the tank may be adjusted upon the arms and thensecured in its adjusted position.

The roll 133 is driven by means of a gear 13T connected therewith, (seeparticularly Figs. 2 and 3), and which meshes with a gear 13S carried bythe shaft of the roller 129 and which latter gear meshes with a gear 139connected with the shaft 126 of the roll of the drum 127, and this gear139 also meshes with the gear 123 that is connected with the drum 120.

After the portions of the ribs 125 of the drum 124, see particularlyFigs. 5 and 12), receive the paste from the tank, and as the drum isrotated, a label 130 is supplied to these pasted ribs, from the hopper,or two labels may be supplied thereto, as shown in Fig. 25. and thelabel is then advanced by the rotation of the drum 124 into a positionthat it will pass between the drum 124 and the drum 120. In order toguide the label between the drums, and to support the label during itspassage therebetween, as well as strip the label from the pasted ribs125, guiding and supporting fingers 140 are provided, (see Figs. 12, 14,20, 21 and 22). These fingers have portions which project into thespaces between the ribs 125, and between the drums and also portionswhich extend around under the drum 120, so that as the label is advancedby the drum 124, pol'-y tions of the fingers 140 will extend under thelabel between the pasted portions 131 to strip the label from the drum,and at which time the label will be carried between the fingers 140, andthe friction surfaces 127, (see Figs. 2O and 22), of the ribs 121 of thedrum 120, to be conveyed by the latter drum to deflectors 141, (seeparticularly Figs. 12 and 21), which deflectors are held in position bya suitable support 142, one dcflector extending into each groove orspace between the ribs 121 of the drum 120. The label will then bedeflected downwardly from the drum 120, (see also Figs. 9 and 13), intothe path of movement of the advancing bottle 52, being assisted in thisdirection of movement by one or more pivotally supported aprons ordefiectors 143 arranged in the path of movement of the forward edge ofthe advancing label or labels 131. Thus it will be manifest that thepaste will be applied to portions of the label which do not contact withany portion of the mechanism with the exception of the paste applyingribs of the drum 124, and the label will be fed into a position that itwill be engaged by the bottle, and with the pasted portion of the labelfacing in the direction of the advancing bottle.

Inasmuch as the advancing movement or operation of the bottle carrier isintermittent in its operation, the label feeding mechanism is alsointermittent in its operation, and the supply or feed of the label iscontrolled by the bottle itself. That is to say when the bottle is heldin the carrier and is advanced to the label receiving position, as itapproaches this position, a label will be present to be supplied to thebottle. Should there be no bottle in the carrier the label would not befed to the empty space which should be occupied by a bottle, inasmuch asthe bottle will not be present, and therefore the feeding of a label forthat particular bottle or the bottle which should be in the carrier,will not be performed. This operation may be accomplished in any desiredor suitable manner, but a simple and efficient means will now bedescribed.

As has already been stated the labels are fed intermittently, and forthis purpose there may be provided a Geneva element 144 which is securedto the shaft 126 of the drum 124, as shown more clearly in Figs. 2, 3,4, 6 and 17. This Geneva element 144 is actuated by another Genevaelement 145 which is mounted upon a shaft 146 for rotation therewith andwhich shaft is journaled in suitable bearings, and which element 145 isprovided with spaced projections 147 which operate upon the element 144,similar to the manner in which the element 93 operates upon the Genevaelement 95, and a locking portion 145e, similar to the locking portion93a of the element 93, is provided'for the Geneva element 144. A gear148 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 146, and this gear meshes with agear 119, connected with an upright shaft 150, and to which shaft isconnected another Lgear 151, the latter meshing with a gear 152 securedto the shaft 87 for rotation therewith, and which shaft 87, being thetime or main driving shaft, will through the medium of the connectionsjust described cause the shaft 116 to also become a time shaft and thisshaft 1416 is so timed that it will have the same speed as the shaft 87.

Connected with the gear 1418, preferably to the hub thereof, and forrotation therewith, is a disk or element 153, which is in the nature ofa clutch element, and this element 153 coperates with the Geneva driveelement 145 to form a clutch, the latter element beinen provided with ashouldered portion 15-'t forming' a recess, into which a springcontrolled pin 155 carried by the element 153 is adapted to projectandthereby look the element 153 together with the gear 1428 to the shaft1-l6 so that motion will be imparted to the latter when the shaft 87 isoperated. This clutch is controlled automatically by the bottle, throughthe medium of a shoe 156 having a beveled portion 157 and carried by astem 158 mounted in guides 159 and controlled by a spring- 160, thespring tending;` normally to move the shoe 156 in a direction toward thepin so that the beveled portion of the shoe will engage the beveledextremity of the pin 155 and thereby push the pin out of the raisedportion 157i to normally unlock the clutch formed by the elements 1715,153. This action will take place when the bottle is not present, butwhen the bottle is present the shoe 156 shifted against the tension ofthe spring 160 to permit the pin 155 to lock the clutch elements 1415,to the shaft 146. This is accomplished in the following' manner. ,l rockshaft 161 is journaled in suitable bearings in a portion of one of theframe members 35, (see particularly Figs. 6, 17 and 18), and connectedwith this shaft is a crank arm 162, on which arm is arranged the shoe156. A link 163 is connected with the arm 162, and with the shoe as at161. Another crank arm 165 is also connected lwith the shaft 161. andthis arm 165 is arranged within the path of the advancing movement ofthe bottle Before the bottle reaches the arm 165, the latter will be inits depressed or lowest position, and will be held in this position bymeans of the spring' 160, which will tend normally to move the shoe 156in a direction to retract the pin 155 and hold the latter retracted tounlock the elements 115, 153. Thus it will be manifest that unless theshoe 156 is depressed to release the pin 155, the label feedingmechanism will not be actuated,

which will be the case when there is no bottle to contact with the arm165. 1When a bottle is present in the carrier, the advancin j movementof the bottle will cause it to contact with the arm 165, to raise thelatter, thereby rocking' the shaft 161, and which shaft will, throughthe medium of the arm 162 and link 163, depress the shoe 156 against thetension of the spring 160 and thereby permit the pin 155 to lock theelements 153, 145. As soon as the bottle passes out of engagement Withthe arm 165, the latter is returned to its normal position ready to beacted upon by the neXt advancing bottle. Vhen the elements 115, 153 arethus locked together, the gear.. 118 will also be locked to the shaft1-6so that the latter will be rotated from the jshaft 87 and therotation of the shaft lei-6, imparts motion to the Geneva drive element14.5, which latter will in turn aotuate the Geneva element 11-1- torotate the shaft 126 and with it the drum 121, to feed a label.Obviously if desired, a hand lever 166 may be provided, ,connected withthe shaft 161 to actuate thejlatter when desired, and regardless of thepresence of a bottle.

Then the label is fed between the drums or rolls 121, 124, it will beadvanced with the bottle to which it is to be applied. and out ofcontact therewith, for some distance. vet the feeding` movement of thelabel will be such that one edge of the label will be in advance of thebottle. so that it will assume a position between the bottle and thedeflector aprons 143, as shown more clearly in Figs. 5, 12 and by thetime the bottle contacts therewith. Then the edge of the label contactswith the bottle, they will both be advanced during` the next movement ofthe bottle carrier and in Contact with each other until the entire labelis supported by the bottle. During this advancingv movement, theanti-friction rollers 77 on the disk 78 (see particularly Fig. 12), willbe traveline; upon the `guide 79, to prevent the bot-- tle from beingrotated, and in order to make the forward edge of the label adhere tothe bottle, it is necessary to exert some pressure thereon, which willalso hold the label from slipping` from the bottle. This may beaccomplished inany suitable manner, but a simple and efficient meansembodies a brush 167 which is supported in a frame 168 pivoted as at 169to a support 170 and the latter is swiveled as at 171 in a fixed support172 mounted upon a fixed portion of the frame work, preferably theportion 37 connecting the frame members A, rod 173 is pivotallyconnected to the support 172, and nuts 175 are connected with the-end ofthe rod 173 for adjusting the position of the support 168 and thisspringl preferably abuts the guide 174, and a shoulder on the link, andtends normally to hold the brush 167 yieldingly in the path of theadvancing movement of the bottle to Which the label is being' applied.If desired the brush be provided with a beveled face over which thebottle passes, and an anti-friction roller 178 may be provided on thesupport 168, (see l? 2(5). adjacent the brush. Among the more importantfunctions of the roller` is to protect the brush, inasmuch as it willcontact with the bottle when the brush is returned from its deflectedposition to the normal position, under the influence of the spring.During this portion of the labeling operation, the bottle is heldagainst rotation ivith respect to the bottle carrier by means of theguide 79, and the front edge of the label Will be smoothed or pressedagainst the surface of the bottle by the brush 167. After the bottle haspassed the brush 167, another brush 179 is encountered by the bottle andlabel, and after the bottle has moved for a short distance in engagementWith the brush 179, the gear 175 will contact with the rack 7G, and theanti-friction rollers 77 will be moved out of contact with the guide 79.

inasmuch as the rack 7G is lined or stationary, and the gear will be incontact Jtherewith, it Will be manifest that a further advancingmovement of the bottle carrier will result in a rotation of the bottleWith respect to the bottle carrier. s the brush 179 contacts with thelabel which is applied to the bottle, and the bottle is rotated, thelabel will be smoothed over the surface of the bottle. and if desiredanother brush .180 may be arranged adjacent the path of moyement of thebottle in the carrier, to Contact with the label and further smooth thclabel and remove any air or irregularities in the label, that may bepresent when the bottle reaches this brush. These brushes are arrangedbetween the point where the label applied to the bottle, and the pointof discharge of the bottle from the carrier, and obviously any .ruunberof these brushes may be employed as may be necessary or desired. lViththis improved construction and arrangement. and the manner of feedingand applying the label to the bottle, it will be manifest that theentire label including all of the edges thereof will be securelyfastened to the bottle, and when the bottle is discharged from the machine. or when it passes these brushes, the label will be so securedthereto that there will be no projecting or loose edges. After thebottle with the label applied thereto has passed out of engage ment withthe last one of the brushes, the gear 75 will then pass out ofengagement with the rack 7G, and one extremity of the guide 79 is soarranged that just as the gear 75 passes out of engagement With therack, the anti-friction rollers 77 will then pass into engager ent withthe racli to hold the bottle against rotation With respect to the bottlecarrier. The gear 75 passes out of engagement with the rack at a pointadjacent the discharge of the bottle from the bottle carrier, and therack and gear, as Well as the guide 79, are preferably so arranged andtimed with respect to each other, that ust as the bottle is arrested inits rotary moyement with respect to the bottle carrier, the portion ofthe bottle containing no label will be lovsermost, as shown more clearlyin diagram in Fig. 18. This is particularly adyantageous inasmuch as itpresents an unlabeled surface of the bottle to the conveyor whichconveys the bottle aivay from the bottle carrier, thereby holding ormaintaining the label out of contact vvith the conveyer or any portionof the mechanism by which the label might be marred or even mutilated.

As the bottle reaches the point of discharge, (particular referencebeing had to Figs. 5, 11 and 15), the anti-friction roller G6 on the dog61 contacts with ay cam 181 which is arranged in the path of movement ofthe anti-friction roller and is supported by any suitable tiXed portionof the mecha,- nism, preferably one of the frame members The operationof this cam 181 upon the anti-friction roller G6, caused by theadvancing movement of the bottle carrier, is to rock the dog about itspivot 82 and against the of the elastic member G5. This operation .villmove the nose G8 of the dog ($1 out l nent with the notches 8l. on theglunger .7, thus releasing the plunger. When released. the stress of theelastic member i9 acting upon the head -l-8 of the plun- Willautomatically retract the plunger from the position shown in Fig. 19 tothat shown in Fig. 11, thereby releasing or unclamping the bottle, andat the same time the ejector of the opposite clamping element willautomatically perform its function to shift the bottle. rllhe plunger#t7 will be retained retracted until the bottle carrier advances thisplunger to a position to be acted. upon by the plunger 118 and whichlatter acts upon the former plunger' in the in: er already described toagain clamp an....er bottle in to the carrier.

Just at the completion of the operation of the releasing and retraetingof the plun r L17, the bottle `will be delivered into one of the pockets182 (see particularly l? ig. 5), of another conveyor' 18?, preferably ofthe endless type and embodying spaced endless belts or chains Which passover spaced sprockets 184 and also spaced .sprockets 183, (seeparticularly Fig. 19), and Which sprockets 185 are keyed to a shaft 186journaled in suitable bearings. The pockets 182 are connected with theendless elements of the conveyor and a support 187 is provided forsupporting the upper runs of the end- Cil less elements, andconsequently the weight of the bottles which are being delivered fromthe bottle carrier. This conveyer 188 mayv be of any desired length toconvey the bottles away to any point, and the conveyer is'intermittently actuated from the shaft 88 of the bottle carrier, (seeparticularly Figs. 1, il, 5, 9 and 11,) through the medium of a gear 188secured to the shaft 88 for rotation therewith. rthis gear 188 mesheswith a gea r 18D secured to a shaft 1D0 for rotation therewithl` andwhich shaft is Vjournaled in suitable bearings.

The shaft 1D0 extends to the rear of the machine, and preferably atright angles to the shaft 38, and of any desired length, according tothe length of the conveyer 183. The shaft being of such a length thatthe extremity thereof preferably terminates adjacent the rear end of theconveyer 188 and has secured thereto a gear 181. This gear 191 mesheswith another gear 192 connected with a shaft 198, which latter ispreferably arranged in an upright position, (see particularly Fig. 11),and journaled in suitable hearings. One extremity of this shaft 198preferably projects for some distance below the conveyer 182:3, andsecured thereto a gear 191, which latter meshes with a g ar 8f3connected to a shaft 1%, the latter being journaled in suitable bearingsand arranged helf'ivv the shaft 18h. This shaft 196 preferably extendsbeneath the conveyer 1813 and has secured thereto and for rotationlarie\.'ith a gear 10TT which in turn meshes with a gear 198. the latterbeing secured to a shaft 1115) journaled in suitable bearings. Thisshaft 111) is preferably arranged between the shafts 19o and 186 andalso supports a Geneva drive element- 200, and which element connectedwith the gear 198 for rotation therewith. Connected with the conve-yer183, and preferably with the shaft 186 and for rotation therewith, aGeneva element 201 with which the drive element 20() cooperates, and theelement 200 is preferably provided with lateral projections 202, toimpart an intermittent rotation thereto, and consequently anintermittent advancing movement to the conveyer 183. rthus it will bemanifest that when the bottle carrier is actuated from the time or maindriving shaft 8T, the conveyor 188 will also be actuated' so that aftera bottle has received its 'label and advanced to the discharging pointfrom the carrier, the coni'eyer 183 will have been moved to present apocket to the bottle to receive the lat* ter from the bottle carrier,just about the time that the cam 181, (see Figs. 11 and 15), operatesupon the dog G1 to unclamp the bottle.

it will be noted that the bottles are snpplied to the bottle carrier ina substantially horizontal position, and in which position they receivethe label. They are also maintained in a substantially horizontal.position while they are being rotated with respect to the carrier andwhile the label is being applied thereto. In order to present thebottles in a convenient position to the operator for removing them from.the machine, means are provided for tilting them from a substair tiallyhorizontal to an upright position, and which operation serves asa meansfor removing the bottles from the conveyer 183. Any suitable mechanismmay be provided for this p u rp ose, but a simple and e-l'l'icient meanscomprises a chute 203, (see particularly Figs. 1l and 11), and whichchute is preferably arranged adjacent the shaft 193, and near one end ofthe conveyor :"'Connected with the shaft 198 is a hollow hub or mem berQ01 which is provided with radially projecting wings or partitions 205and which wings are preferably arranged in the form of a star wheel, sothat when one ofthe bottles is ejected from the conveyerfand passes downthe chute 203, the latter-being arranged in an inclined position, thebottle will pass into the space between two. of these wings 205. Ayielding platform or bumper 20G, of any desired and suitableconstruction, is provided at one end off the chute 2025 to receive thebottles as they pass ont of the chute.

)Vith the bottle in its upright position between the wii'igs 205, itwill be manifest that when the shaft 1G23 is rotated, in the manneralready described, the bottle will be moved away from the chute 208, anda shield 20T, (see Fig. 8), may be provided for holding the bottle inthe space between the wings.

Another shield 208, mayalso be provided fcr shifting the bottleslongitudinally in the pockets 182 as they approach the ycante Q03, andso to project the bottom end of the bottle suiliciently beyond the)ocket 182 to position it so that it may be readily tilted from thepoche. into the chute.

Another star wheel 209 is arranged adjacent the star wheel 205 and is soarranged that it will receive the bottles from the star wheel 205, and ashield 210 cooperates with the star wheel 20) to hold the bottlesagainst displacement with respect thereto and while they are beingadvanced thereby. Motion is imparted to the star wheel 209 preferably:from the shaft 103 through the medium of the gear 191, (seeparticularly Figs. and 19), and which gear meshes with a gear 211secured to a shaft 212, and connected also with the shaft 212l is a gear213 which latter meshes with a gear L11 secured to the shaft of the starwheel 209. The bottles are advanced by the star wheel 209, and aredelivered thereby to a conveyer 216, preferably of the endless bandtype, and upon which the bottles rest in an upright position. Thisconveyer 216 may extend in any direction to convey the bottles to adelivery platform or table 217 from which they may be removed asdesired, the platform being supported in any suitable manner, preferablyby one or more arms in the form of rods 218, extending from the framemembers 35. This coiiveyer 216 passes over pulleys 219, 220 suitablysupported, and a tension device 221 may be provided, for taking up theslack in the conveyer 216, and which device is common with structures ofthis character. The conveyer 216 also receives its motion, from theshaft 193 which in turn drives the shaft 212 as above described, andsecured to this shaft 212 is a gear 222, which in turn meshes with agear 223, the latter being secured to a shaft 224, and to which shaft issecured the pulley 219 over which the endless band conveyer 216 passes.Thus it will be manifest that all of the parts and mechanisms receivetheir motion either directly or indirectly from the time or main drivingshaft 87, and the parts all operate in unison, and intermittently so asto produce the desired and necessary intervals of rest during thepassage of the bottle through the machine, and which intervals of restare necessary in order to permit the operation of the various parts ofthe mechanism and to permit them to perform their functions at the timewhen the bottle is presented to such mechanisms for their operationthereon.

The preferred mechanism for tilting the bottles from the conveyer intothe chute 203, (see particularly Figs. l, 3, 5, and 11), embodies an arm225 arranged adjacent the path of movement of the conveyer so as toengage the mouth end of the bottle. This arm is pivotally supported asat 226 upon a suitable support 227, and a slide 228 movable in guideways 229 is pivotally connected as at 230 with the arm 225, so that whenthe slide is moved in its guides the arm will be rocked about its pivotto engage the extremity of the bottle, w'lien the arm is moved in onedirection, and to position the arm when moved in the opposite direction,so that the next advancing bottle will be engaged by the arm when thelatter is moved in an operating direction.

The slide is preferably moved in its guides by means of a link 231 whichis pivotally connected as at 232 with theslide, and the lower extremityof the link is preferably bifurcated as at 233, to stand astride of thesha-ft 196, and which bifurcation acts as a means for limiting thepivotal movement of the link 231. An anti-friction roller 234 is carriedby the link 231 and coperates with a disk 235, secured to the shaft 196and which disk is provided with a plurality of cam surfaces 236, andwhich cam surfaces are adapted to engage the anti-friction roller 234 toraise the slide 228 when the disk is rotated. Any number of these canisurfaces may be provided according to the timing it is desired toproduce, in the operation of the arm 225, and if desired a spring 237may be provided, which is connected by one extremity to the slide 228,and is anchored by its other extremity, and operates to return the armand slide after it has been moved in one direction by one of the camsurfaces.

As has already been stated, one or more labels may be fed to the bottle,as it is some times desired to place a label around the neck of thebottle as well as around the body portion thereof, as will be seen moreclearly in Fig. 26. In order therefore to supply both of these labels,and in order to apply the label properly about the neck of the bottle sothat it will be held in the proper position on the bottle, the hopperdesignated generally by the reference numeral 238 in Fig. 25 is arrangedat an angle to the hopper designated generally by the reference numeral239 in said figure. Thus it will be seen that the label 130 in Fig. 25which is being supplied to the body of the bottle will be fed in astraight position with respect to the rollers or drums 124, 120, but thelabel 240 which is to be applied to the neck of the bottle, will be fedthereto in a position inclined with respect to the label 130, althoughboth of these labels may be fed simultaneously to the article.

In order to accommodate labels of varying sizes, the hoppers 238, 239are adjustably constructed, and preferably comprise walls 241, arrangedopposite to each other and walls 242 which are also arranged oppositecach other. The hoppers are preferably supported by a frame embodyingside bars 243 and end members 244 connected together, the frame beingsupported by means of uprights 245, preferably secured to the endmembers 244 which uprights move in guides 246 carried by the mainsupporting frame of the machine, as will be later described. The hoppersare supported by the side bars 243 to extend across the spacetherebetween, and the support and hoppers are arranged so that thehoppers will be above and in close proximity to the drum 124, (seeparticularly Figs. l., 5, and 24). In order to permit the hopper 239 tobe adjusted lengthwise of the drum 124, it is adjustably supported onthe bars 243, preferably by means of sleeves 246 encompassing the barsand held in position by means of set screws 247. The end members 242 ofthe hopper are connected with these sleeves 246 by means of spindles 248to form a swivel joint with the sleeves, and set screws 249 are providedfor holding the members 242 against swiveling movement. Thisconstruction is advantageous, when it is desired to arrange the hopperat a slight angle, the swivel joint or

